Domestic Violence

Just Words on Paper? What Custody Terms of Your MSA Really Mean

In the recent decision of a New Jersey family court, the standards for out-of-state relocation with a...

Inherently Physical Violent Offenses and Non-Physically Violent Offenses in Domestic Violence

There has always been an undercurrent in domestic violence cases that, while not all domestic violence allegations involve acts of physical violence, the cases...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Wear Purple

Domestic Violence Awareness Month evolved from the "Day of Unity" held in October 1981 and conceived by...

Economic Abuse is Recognized as a Form of Domestic Violence

Following the August 2015 amendments to New Jersey’s Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, a New Jersey trial...

When Final Restraining Orders Are Not So Final

Despite their name, final restraining orders are not always final. Final restraining orders (FROs) can be dissolved...